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1 Kong Ahasverus lagde Skat på Fastlandet og Kystlandene.

Then King Ahasuerus imposed a tax on the land and on the coastlands along the sea.

2 Og alt, hvad han gjorde i sin Magt og Vælde, og en nøjagtig Skildring af den høje Værdighed, Kongen ophøjede Mordokaj til, står optegnet i Mediens og Persiens Kongers Krønike.

All the achievements of his power and might, together with the full account of the greatness of Mordecai to which the king had raised him, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.

3 Thi Jøden Mordokaj havde den højeste Værdighed efter Kong Ahasverus, og han stod i høj Anseelse hos Jøderne og var elsket af sine mange Landsmænd, fordi han virkede for sit Folks vel og talte til Bedste for al sin Slægt.

Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus. He was great among the Jews and popular with his many Jewish brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and he spoke for the peace of all his people.